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009 Free Trade and New Mexico

Paul and Dowd are back this week and they discuss the importance of free trade and their “Free Trade Fact of the Day” project to remind New Mexicans of the importance of free trade to their families and the State economy.

They provide an update on the latest county “Right to Work” hearings, ABQ Mayor Keller vetoes TopGolf subsidies, Pearce pledges not to raise taxes, environmentalists dominate a meeting on the Gila Diversion (what’s that?), and ABQ area politicians consider HOV lanes and “road diets”.

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008 Why Americans Pay Too Much for Health Care

Dowd interviews attorney and physician David Hyman, co-author of the new book “Overcharged: Why Americans Pay Too Much For Health Care.” Topics covered include Medicare’s “efficiency,” the problem of third-party payment, and the promise of market-oriented healthcare.
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007 Bureaucrats Behaving Badly and the 2nd of July?

Dowd talks to Path Three Marketing’s Wally Drangmeister (whose assistance with Tipping Point New Mexico: The Podcast is invaluable), asks whether Independence Day shouldn’t be celebrated on July 2nd, describes the taxation/regulation of fireworks, and delivers the latest edition of “Bureaucrats Behaving Badly.”
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006 Family Prosperity Index and NM

Paul and Dowd interview Scott Moody, co-author of the Family Prosperity Index. New Mexico ranks a dismal 50th in the Index. Why? Why does it matter? What can be done to change the situation? This show connects the breakdown of the family, crime, and New Mexico’s poor economic performance.
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005 Supreme Court Tax Ruling and NM and more

Paul and Dowd discuss the Supreme Court’s ruling on state’s ability to tax online sales and how taxpayers will fare, the Albuquerque City Council’s decision on Top Golf (par for the course), gross receipts tax rate increase and New Mexico’s population trends compared to our neighbors.
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004 Nuclear Fuel Canister Storage in Southeast NM

Ed Mayer of Holtec International visits with Paul and Dowd about the design and licensing of an autonomous consolidated interim storage facility for used nuclear fuel canisters in southeastern New Mexico.
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003 Secretary of State race, exclusive language and more

Dowd and Paul discuss the GOP Secretary of State situation as the Party’s candidate has quit the race.  Dowd and Paul then discuss the exclusive  language being used by Democrat CD 1 candidate Deb Haaland. Next, a discussion of the oil and gas industry, especially the boom in exports.  Finally, the Janus Supreme Court case is coming during the last week of June.  What does that mean?
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002 The Mission and History of the Rio Grande Foundation

Learn how the Rio Grande Foundation got its start, and how this organization continues to be a potent force in shaping public policy in New Mexico.
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001 New Mexico Primary Election Analysis

In the first episode of the Tipping Point New Mexico Podcast, Paul Gessing and Dowd Muska discuss potential policy impacts of the June 2018 primary elections in New Mexico.
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